{"id":43578,"date":"2020-08-21T06:23:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43578"},"modified":"2020-08-21T06:23:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:23:39","slug":"us-to-restore-all-sanctions-on-iran-accuses-european-allies-of-siding-with-ayatollahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=43578","title":{"rendered":"US to restore all sanctions on Iran, accuses European allies of \u2018siding with ayatollahs\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nCHICAGO: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo informed the United Nations Thursday that the US was restoring all UN sanctions on Iran that were lifted as a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) approved under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in 2015.<\/p>\n

\nThe resolution, which Pompeo called \u201cone-sided\u201d in favor of Iran, includes provisions that allow for the sanctions to be immediately re-imposed by the UN if Iran fails to live up to the agreement.<\/p>\n

\nIn letters to both UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the UN Security Council, Pompeo said he is initiating the \u201csnapback\u201d process in the Resolution that would reimpose sanctions within 30 days.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur message is very, very simple. The United States will never allow the world\u2019s largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes, tanks, missiles, and other kinds of conventional weapons. These UN sanctions will continue the arms embargo,\u201d Pompeo said at a press conference at the UN Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThese restored sanctions will also reimpose accountability for other forms of Iranian malign activity that the authors of the nuclear deal foolishly downplayed. Iran will be again prohibited from ballistic missile testing. Iran will be back under sanctions for ongoing nuclear activities \u2014 such as the enrichment of nuclear material \u2014 that could be applied to a nuclear weapons program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPompeo accused Iran of refusing to allow the IAEA to insect Iranian sites formerly part of Iran\u2019s nuclear program that are now suspected of re-engaging in undeclared nuclear activity.<\/p>\n

\nPompeo acknowledged that American allies including Germany, France and Britain privately support renewing the arms embargo, but declined to publicly support the \u201csnapback\u201d option. Pompeo accused them with \u201cchoosing to side with the ayatollahs,\u201d calling it a \u201cfailure of leadership\u201d and \u201cappeasement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur friends in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom \u2014 the E3 \u2014 all told me privately that they don\u2019t want the arms embargo lifted either\u2019\u201d Pompeo alleged.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAnd yet today, in the end, they provided no alternatives, no options. No country but the United States had the courage and conviction to put forward a resolution. Instead, they chose to side with ayatollahs. Their actions endanger the people of Iraq, of Yemen, of Lebanon, of Syria \u2014 and indeed, their own citizens as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPompeo instead praised the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations for \u201cshowing courage and unity\u201d in confronting Iran\u2019s terrorist policies.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cTwo weeks ago, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates sent a letter to the Security Council urging a renewal of the arms embargo before it expired in October,\u201d Pompeo said.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAs Iran\u2019s neighbors, they know better than anyone else the havoc that Iran could create with these weapons. Look, the world \u2014 and especially our European friends on the Security Council \u2014 should have heeded their words.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPompeo urged the international community to join the US effort in re-imposing sanctions and \u201ccrafting a stronger deal that addresses the full range of Iran\u2019s maligned behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nHe said a resolution requesting re-imposition of the sanctions will be introduced to the United Nations Security Council through the \u201csnapback\u201d provision of the original UN Security Council Resolution 2231.<\/p>\n

\nPompeo acknowledged that some UN members might oppose the move but said, \u201cAs for decisions that other nations make, they\u2019re sovereign countries. They get to make their own choices. But make no mistake about it: It is an enormous mistake not to extend this arms embargo. It\u2019s nuts, right? And I haven\u2019t heard privately from any country that thinks it\u2019s wise, except for perhaps from Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nPompeo said that since 1985 in Europe alone Iran has conducted \u201cterrorist operations across Europe,\u201d hijacked commercial jets, bombed and murdered \u201cinnocent Europeans,\u201d assassinated dissidents in Europe, plotted to \u201cblow up Jewish synagogues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis is not a nation that is capable of or trustworthy to be able to buy and sell weapon systems. And so I just urge the whole world to unite. We have every capacity under 2231 to do this, and we\u2019ll continue this effort. We\u2019re going to make sure that this arms embargo doesn\u2019t come back in place.<\/p>\n

\nPresident Trump announced in May of 2018 that the United States would no longer comply with political commitments that were a part of the 2015 JCPoA agreement.<\/p>\n

\nPompeo said the US would back down if Iran were to \u201cbehave like a normal nation,\u201d but said it was \u201cunlikely\u201d that Iran would.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIf we could get to a place where we got a full-on agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran to behave like a normal nation and live up to the commitments we\u2019ve asked for, we have been prepared to have that conversation for a long time,\u201d Pompeo said.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWere we able to achieve that, we would consider withdrawing this. I think it\u2019s unlikely in the 31 days between here and there, but, as a diplomat, I always live in hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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